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Ms. Rickert from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Grasping Graphics: Reluctant Readers Need Exciting Books

My students need 48 graphic novels, such as "Artemis Fowl," "Amulet," and "Nancy Drew," to read during independent reading time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rickert's classroom raised $752

This project is fully funded

My Students

Keep my kids reading! My students LOVE graphic novels, but unfortunately, they've read through most of our classroom library. Fill their hands and minds with graphic novels that they are excited to read! We do not have a school library, so my students read whatever is in my classroom.

My students are absolutely wonderful people!

They are struggling readers who are working so hard to get up to grade level in reading. This year they have really fallen in love with reading. Both my girls and boys absolutely love reading graphic novels. My students are part of a diverse, successful charter school. Many of my students don't have access to books outside of school so they love to check out books from our classroom library to read during and outside of school.

My Project

My students love graphic novels so much, that I'm running out of books to give to them. They BEG for independent reading time when they have new graphic novels to read. They are absolutely entranced while they read these books. Many of my students are struggling readers, but graphic novels provide the excitement that my students are looking for while reading. They will be so excited to get these books, especially at this time of year when they have plowed through most of the books in my classroom library. They will have fun reading these books this spring and summer.

We've all had experiences with books that we just can't put down.

For many of my students, until they were introduced to graphic novels, they never had this experience. Help keep the excitement for reading alive in my classroom! My students will be so grateful. Thank you very much!

Ms. Rickert Life Prep School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Inventions and Inventors: How American Discoveries Changed t • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
Tales from the Crypt 5-8 • AKJ Books $23.36 1 $23.36
Harry Houdini • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Nancy Drew • AKJ Books $23.36 1 $23.36
Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 Stephenie Meyer, Young • AKJ Books $15.59 1 $15.59
Hardy Boys Boxed Set: Volumes 1-4 (The Hardy Boys Graphic No • AKJ Books $23.36 1 $23.36
El hundimiento del Titanic • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Point Blank: The Graphic Novel (Alex Rider Series) Anthony H • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Skeleton Key: The Graphic Novel (Alex Rider Series) Anthony • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Coraline Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Classics Illustrated Deluxe 4: Adv. of Tom Sawyer • AKJ Books $10.88 1 $10.88
Classics Illustrated Deluxe #5: Treasure Island • AKJ Books $10.91 1 $10.91
Frankenstein: Classics Illus Deluxe. #3 • AKJ Books $10.88 1 $10.88
Classics Illustrated Deluxe #2: Tales of the Brothers Grimm • AKJ Books $10.88 1 $10.88
Tales of the Brothers Grimm • AKJ Books $14.00 1 $14.00
The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Fut • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Skateboard Sonar • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Full Court Pressure • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Bink and Gollie Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, Tony Fucile ( • AKJ Books $12.47 1 $12.47
Kristy''s Great Idea (BSC Graphix Series) Raina Telgemeier, A • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Mary Anne Saves the Day (BSC Graphix Series) Raina Telgemeie • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Claudia and Mean Janine (BSC Graphix Series) Raina Telgemeie • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Redwall: The Graphic Novel Brian Jacques, Bret Blevins (Illu • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel Eoin Co • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Amelia Rules! • AKJ Books $106.61 1 $106.61
Tweenage Guide To Not Being Unpopular • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
Amulet: The Stonekeeper (Amulet Series #1) Kazu Kibuishi • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
The Stonekeeper''s Curse (Amulet Series #2) Kazu Kibuishi • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
The Cloud Searchers (Amulet Series #3) Kazu Kibuishi • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
The Boxcar Children® Graphic Novels Boxed Set #1-6: Sea • AKJ Books $26.99 1 $26.99
Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs Ursula Vernon • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Curse of the Were-Wiener • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Dragonbreath • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
The Percy Jackson & the Olympians 1 • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
The Discovery of America (Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel Ser • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
The Great Ice Age Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel Series #5) • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
The Secret of the Sphinx (Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel Ser • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Geronimo Stilton #6: Who Stole the Mona Lisa? Geronimo Stilt • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
American Born Chinese • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Dying to Meet You Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Over My Dead Body (43 Old Cemetery Road Series) Kate Klise, • AKJ Books $11.70 1 $11.70
Ghostopolis • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Chess Rumble • AKJ Books $14.78 1 $14.78

Materials cost

$594.55

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$638.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.67

Total project goal

$751.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$751.14

41 Donors

-$751.14

Donations toward project cost

-$638.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.67

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